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(No Model.)

W. H. BOSTON.

WINKBR, PLATE FOR BRIDLES. N0.306,380 Patented oct. 14,1884.

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WILLIAM HENRY BOSTON, OF OTTUMWA, 'IO\VA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HURLEY D. ZOLLARS, OF SAME PLACE.

WINK-ER-PLATE FOR Balmes.

.PZIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,380, dated October 14, 1884-.

Application filed March E24, |534. (No model.)

To ctl whom t may concern:

Beit known that l, WILLIAM H. BOs'rON, of Ottumwa, in the county of Vappello and invented an Improved Tinker-Plate for Harness-Bridles, Of which the following is a specification.

My improvement relates to the manner of attaching loops and stays to bridle-blinds, and my Object is to facilitate the construction and improve the appearance and durability of a bridle.

My invention consists in the construction of a sheet-metal foundation for a bridle-blind, as hereinafter fully set forth, in such a manner that a loop adapted to receive the end of a stay-strap can be readily attached thereto without riveting or stitching', and the leather coverings of the foundation-plate neatly stitched together around the edges Of the plate to con- 2O ceal the loop-fastening device.

Figure l ofmy accompanying drawings shows the form of my improved winkenplate,` which differs from others heretofore made in that it has a clasp formed integral with its front upper corner, that is adapted to be bent through 25 a loop and pressed iiat upon the plate, to be concealed by leather covers placed upon the plate. Fig. 2 shows the clasp doubled back upon the plate and a loop adapted to receive the end of a stay-strap, connected with the 3o plate by means Of the clasp, and clearly illustrates the practicabilit-y and utility of my eemplete invention.

I claim as my inventionh A metal Winker-plate or foundation for a bridle-lolind, having a projection formed integral at its upper edge and front corner, that is adapted to be bent backward to clasp a loop, as shown and described, for the purposes stated.

WILLIAM HENRY BOSTON. Vitnesses:

XV. O. THOMPSON, E. G. TrsDALn. 

